Musk says patient moves cursor with brain implant
The Neuralink startup, cofounded by Musk in 2016, aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The...
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NASA Arab scientist pleas for unity in space
Exploring space is no longer a luxury, it is humanity's future, says Tunisian astrophysicist and Nasa scientist Nour Raouafi
- Exploring space is no longer a luxury, it is humanity's future, says Tunisian astrophysicist Nour Raouafi
- Arab countries should work together to face major challenges in space science, highlights the Nasa scientist
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EU moves to label nuclear, gas energy as ‘green’
The fact that the European Commission quietly distributed the text of this proposal to member states late on Friday, in...
- The proposal aims to support the 27-nation bloc's shift towards a carbon-neutral future
- It also looks to gild the EU’s credentials as a global standard-setter for fighting climate change
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Endangered big cat trapped in northern Iraq
The leopard which was given anesthetic before it was captured, is believed that fewer than 1,000 exist in the wild,...
- Before being captured, the big cat sustained a wound to its back leg when it was caught in a trap
- Villagers near the town of Zakho lost around 20 sheep before realizing a leopard was attacking their flocks
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2021: A year of space tourism, flights on Mars, China’s rise
Beyond the science milestones, billionaires battled to reach the final frontier first, an all-civilian crew went into orbit.
- Beyond the science milestones, billionaires battled to reach the final frontier first, an all-civilian crew went into orbit
- China's Tiangong (Palace in the Sky) space station -- its first long-term outpost -- was launched in April, while its first Mars rover, Zhurong
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US scientist, dubbed ‘modern-day Darwin,’ dies
Edward O Wilson, an award-winning biologist and longtime Harvard professor, died on Sunday at the age of 92.
- US scientist, professor, and author whose study of insects and clarion call to protect Earth earned him the nickname "Darwin's natural hair," died
- Edward O. Wilson, considered the world's leading expert on ants, proved that their colonies communicate through a system of chemicals known today as pheromones
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Climate change 2021: There’s no turning back now
Dedicated experts at COP26 hailed solid even historic advances in beating back the existential threat of global warming.
- Activist Greta Thunberg dismissed the two-week Glasgow summit as a 'greenwashing festival'
- Gauging the efficacy of measures announced at the COP26 summit largely depends on the yard
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Bird flu outbreak in Israel results in death of 2,000 cranes
More than 40,000 cranes are estimated to have remained in the area of northern Israel as 2000 have been dead...
- A bird flu outbreak has killed more than 2,000 wild cranes on a reserve in northern Israel
- The virus affects Israel annually, but this year's outbreak is much larger than previous years
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Top 10 weather disasters cost $20bn more than last year: NGO
Each year, UK charity Christian Aid calculates the cost of weather incidents like flooding, fires, and heat waves according to...
- Christian Aid said the upward trend reflects the effects of man-made climate change
- It added that the 10 disasters in question also killed at least 1,075 people and displaced 1.3 million
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James Webb telescope sets off to help map the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope was some three decades and billions of dollars in the making.
- Its mirror measures 6.5 meters in diameter — three times the size of the Hubble's mirror
- Its orbit will also be much farther than Hubble, which has been 600 kilometers above the Earth since 1990
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NASA telescope to launch a million-mile voyage.
The James Webb Space Telescope, some three decades in the making, will leave Earth enclosed in its Ariane 5 rocket...
- The James Webb Space Telescope, some three decades in the making, will leave Earth enclosed in its Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana
- The launch, scheduled in a brief window after 9:20 am (1220 GMT), will send the telescope on a month-long journey to its remote orbit
Musk says patient moves cursor with brain implant
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Global action needed to reduce ‘extinction risk’ from AI, say experts
A one-line statement signed by dozens of specialists, including Sam Altman whose firm OpenAI created the ChatGPT bot, said tackling...
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Saudi astronaut concludes pioneering space research
The experiments by Barnawi, focused on understanding the behavior of immune cells in space, could lead to the prevention and...
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China launches mission with first civilian to space station
Shenzhou-16 is the first mission to Tiangong since it entered its "application and development" stage, authorities said. Shenzhou-16 will carry out...
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Saudi astronauts carry out experiments aboard ISS
The mission of Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni involves 14 pioneering experiments in microgravity to further space and...
- The space mission of Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni involves 14 pioneering experiments in microgravity to further space and scientific research
- Their mission aligns with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, aiming to prepare future Saudi astronauts and raise the Kingdom's stature in space research and development
Musk secures approval for direct brain-computer interface technology
Neuralink said clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its first in-human clinical study is "an important...
- The aim of Neuralink implants is to enable human brains to communicate directly with computers, the Tesla boss said
- Elon Musk said the company would try to use the implants to restore vision and mobility in humans who had lost such abilities
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Saudi astronauts at ISS make amateur Radio Contact with students in kingdom
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al-Qarni have used the Amateur Radio on board the International...
- The call, made in coordination with the Saudi Space Commission (SSC), aimed at raising students’ awareness about space sciences and technology
- Barnawi and Al-Qarni answered students’ questions which were centred around life in space and the daily routine on board the ISS